WIND
IN THE
P48
Racing Fuels/Fly Racing FX 450,
a minute and eight seconds
ahead of Pro II winner Colton
Aeck. The 3 Bros./Hatch Racing
KTM rider was ecstatic with his
first victory since 2021, though
he had to fight off a determined
JP Alvarez for most of the after
-
noon.
"I got a third-place start then
[Gainslinger Factory Racing/
MX Coach Kawasaki's] Cole
Zeller went down," Factory Con
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nection/Hoosier Tires/O'Neal
Racing 250 SX-F-mounted Aeck
said. "I passed [Alvarez] about
halfway through the first lap.
From there, Jake held on tight;
he even passed me at one point,
and I got him back. Maybe three
laps to go, we were both really
tired, but I think I broke him and
he kind of dropped off after that
and I cruised in to the win."
The winner at round five, FMF/
RPM Racing KTM's Alvarez was
second in class and sixth overall
just 14 seconds behind Aeck,
while Purvines Racing Yamaha
rider Jack Simpson claimed
third Pro II and seventh overall.
Simpson remains the class
points leader.
Bell's teammate Tyler Lynn
claimed eighth overall followed
by SLR Honda's Kade Tinkler-
Walker (fourth in Pro II) and
Purvines Racing Yamaha rider
Trevor Stewart.
Though penalized for report
-
edly skipping part of the course
while pushing his bike, Oliveira
was credited with 14th Pro (and
74th overall). He remains first
in points at 143 with Johnny
Campbell Racing (JCR) Honda's
Ryan Surratt second at 125 after
finishing a subpar 11th Pro and
30th overall. Martinez is third at
119.
Mikayla Nielsen dominated
Pro Women for her fourth
consecutive triumph aboard her
WP/Dunlop/Alpinestars KTM
250 XC-F to stretch her points
lead over runner-up Ava Silvestri
and her 3 Bros./Hatch Rac
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ing GasGas. FMF/RPM Racing
KTM's Kaitlyn Jacobs rounded
out the podium for the second
round in a row.
Mark Kariya
OVERALL PRO
1. Cole Martinez (Hon)
2. Justin Hoeft (Yam)
3. Zach Bell (Kaw)
4. Austin Walton (Hus)
5. Colton Aeck (KTM)
6. JP Alvarez (KTM)
7. Jack Simpson (Yam)
8. Tyler Lynn (Kaw)
9. Kade Tinkler-Walker (Hon)
10. Trevor Stewart (Yam)
Mikayla Nielsen pushed
her Pro Women win
streak to four on the hot,
dusty and demanding
Buffalo Bill's course.
